إِنَّindeed الأَعِلّاءَthe sick إِنif كانواthey were ذَويpossessors of رَشَدٍsound judgment
إِنَّ الأَعِلّاءَ إِن كانوا ذَوي رَشَدٍ
بِماconcerning what يُعانونَthey suffer مِنfrom داءٍan illness أَطِبّاءُphysicians
بِما يُعانونَ مِن داءٍ أَطِبّاءُ
Indeed, the sick, if they possess sound judgment,
Are physicians for the illness they suffer.
وَماand nothing شَفاكَhas healed you مِنَamong الأَشياءِthe things تَطلُبُهاyou seek them
وَما شَفاكَ مِنَ الأَشياءِ تَطلُبُها
إِلّاexcept الأَلِبّاءُthe wise لَوif تُلفىare found الأَلِبّاءُthe wise
إِلّا الأَلِبّاءُ لَو تُلفى الأَلِبّاءُ
And nothing among the things you seek has healed you
Except the wise—if the wise could be found.
نَفِرُّwe flee مِنfrom شُربِdrinking كَأسٍa cup وَهيَand it تَتبَعُناpursues us
نَفِرُّ مِن شُربِ كَأسٍ وَهيَ تَتبَعُنا
كَأَنَّناas though we لِمَناياناto our deaths أَحِبّاءُbeloved ones
كَأَنَّنا لِمَنايانا أَحِبّاءُ
We flee from drinking a cup, yet it pursues us,
As though we were beloved of our deaths.
Sol 6.1